# What are you paying for a 1 gallon jug of 2% cow's milk? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 12, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457 "2010-07-12T21:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/1 "2010-07-12T21:39:15Z")
What are you paying for a 1 gallon jug of 2% cow’s milk? Not something special like organic that doubles the price. The price is US dollars. ---
**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/2 "2010-07-12T21:48:09Z")
It was $2.98 when I went grocery shopping yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/3 "2010-07-12T21:51:04Z")
It’s usually between $2.00 and $2.50 at 7-Eleven or Walgreens out here. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/4 "2010-07-12T21:53:58Z")
I just paid $2.47 for 1 litre at NoFrills. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/5 "2010-07-12T21:56:17Z")
$1.69 @ Aldi ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/6 "2010-07-12T22:06:11Z")
I knew it was this craptastic town I live in. They run out of basics in the two stores in this town all the time and the milk is almost up to $3.50 in this central Wisconsin town. I’m going shopping in Madison. They actually have stuff and I bet the milk is around $2.50 like usual. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/7 "2010-07-12T22:08:46Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > $1.69 @ Aldi I feel cheated. I paid 2.50 yesterday at Aldi. ---
**Author:** ![JFLuvly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/8 "2010-07-12T22:44:22Z")
You feel cheated, my wife says that it’s about $7.50 for 4 liters here! That’s Canadian dollars. ---
**Author:** ![kathmandu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kathmandu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kathmandu)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/9 "2010-07-12T22:47:00Z")
At Costco, it’s about $4.10. At Safeway, it’s about $5.00. At the convenience store, it’s around $5.50. That’s in Canadian dollars. Organic is about double that. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/10 "2010-07-12T22:50:06Z")
Yeah, it’s about 5 and a half bucks a gallon in this part of Canada. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/11 "2010-07-12T22:50:57Z")
$2.29 at the local 7-11. $2.69 at 7-11’s competitor. Over $4 at any of the local supermarkets. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/12 "2010-07-12T23:28:48Z")
I dunno what one gallon would be. I only buy the quart size which varies between $0.89 and $1.09. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/13 "2010-07-12T23:37:26Z")
About AU$3 for 3 litres. Which works out at around US$3.30 for a gallon ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/14 "2010-07-12T23:42:28Z")
NZ$5.25 for 3 liters of light blue / 2%… so… that’d make a gallon NZ$6.65… or about US$4.75 Good thing we’re a primary producer / dairy farming country isn’t it? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/15 "2010-07-13T00:21:50Z")
Akron OH has always had pretty good price competition in the grocery biz. I probably get it for under $2/gal half the time, between $2.00 and $2.49 the other half. Always on sale. Loss leader. ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/16 "2010-07-13T01:00:34Z")
Honolulu - Costco is like $4.13 IIRC (whole, 2%, or skim) Anywhere else it starts at $4.50 and averages around $5.00. 7-11 about $7 something. That’s the highest I’ve seen it. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/17 "2010-07-13T01:21:19Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I knew it was this craptastic town I live in. They run out of basics in the two stores in this town all the time and the milk is almost up to $3.50 in this central Wisconsin town. I’m going shopping in Madison. They actually have stuff and I bet the milk is around $2.50 like usual. I’m somewhat surprised that milk would be so expensive in such a massive dairy producing state. Here in the Cincinnati area, Kroger’s has them for $2.25/gal. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/18 "2010-07-13T02:09:55Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I’m somewhat surprised that milk would be so expensive in such a massive dairy producing state. > > Here in the Cincinnati area, Kroger’s has them for $2.25/gal. It all has to do with the Feds supporting milk prices. It’s illogical, I’ll admit. Sugar prices ain’t exactly Kosher either. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/19 "2010-07-13T02:14:20Z")
I just bought the milk without shopping around in Madison for $2.47 at a higher end store. That’s about a dollar less than my town like I figured it would be. I also bought two of my favorite ice cream flavor that hasn’t been carried in this town for a year and a half. It was only $2.17 for 1.5 quart container. My town price $3.50 or $5.50 depending on the store. They of course still don’t have the flavor I want so I won’t buy from them regardless of price. The stores were out of hamburger buns on Thursday and Friday for the 4th of July weekend. They were out of hot dog buns too. I thought I was going to have to bake buns for hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457/20 "2010-07-13T02:18:36Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I’m somewhat surprised that milk would be so expensive in such a massive dairy producing state. > > Here in the Cincinnati area, Kroger’s has them for $2.25/gal. It’s the town I live in and the stores. The Walmart brand of butter is currently $4.18 a pound as I looked this afternoon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-paying-for-a-1-gallon-jug-of-2-cows-milk/546457.md?page=2)